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The Noise Pop Podcast

The Noise Pop Podcast is a monthly series showcasing new music discoveries and a diverse slate of guest artists from the independent music scene and beyond. Produced by Noise Pop, San Francisco’s go-to indie music, arts and film festival for over 25 years and hosted by music journalist Adrian Spinelli (Paste Magazine, SF Chronicle, etc..), we deliver engaging episodes that are always rooted in the music that we love and that we know you will too. Past guests have included: Khruangbin, Thao Nguyen, Quantic, Wye Oak, Helado Negro, Speedy Ortiz, Rexx Life Raj, Shigeto, Låpsley, Thievery Corporation and more.

Latest Episodes:

Noisemakers August Aug 30, 2018

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A new monthly mix with seven tracks from some of our summer festival faves, Nashville psych folk, Compton electro, SF classics, an intriguing supergroup and more... Tracklist: 1) Liz Cooper & the Stampede - "Motions", 2) Janelle Monáe - "Screwed" (feat. Zoë Kravitz), 3)Channel Tres - "Topdown", 4) boygenius - "Bite The Hand", 5) Dizzy - "Stars and Moons", 6) The Dodos - "Forum", 7) Geotic - "Gondolier".

Songs For Summer 2018 Jul 25, 2018

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While we firmly believe that the song of the summer is independent to you, we've picked six tracks to help influence your decision. Songs For Summer 2018 Playlist:

1) U.S. Girls - Pearly Gates

2) Sun June - Young

3) Jay Worthy - Westside Party

4) Jain - Star

5) Pllush - Stuck To You 6) Snail Mail - Pristine. Visit noisepop.com/podcast for more info and links mentioned in episode.

Noisemakers June Jun 21, 2018

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We're back with an extra large Noisemakers episode for June! Since it's been a few months since our last mix, we've got eight new tracks to share (and some extras). Dig in for new indie discoveries, Chicago hip-hop, an exciting multi-instrumentalist, vibey electronica and some Bay Area love! Track list: 1. Jazzanova - “Rain Makes the River” 2. Hana Vu - “Shallow” 3. Astronauts, etc. - “The Border" 4. Ric Wilson - “Split" 5. Meernaa - “Wildest Eyes" 6. Juliana Daugherty - “Baby Teeth" 7. Masego - “Lady Lady" 8. DJ Koze - “Pick Up" (find the full track list of all music in this episode and extra details at noisepop.com/podcast)

Video for FKJ feat. Masego - "Tadow"

Two Years Later: A Look At Whether Gender Parity Has Improved at Music Festivals May 12, 2018

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Two years ago, we released an episode entitled "Where Are All The Female Festival Headliners?" which looked at the utter lack of big name female acts atop music festival bills, despite no shortage of qualified female-fronted acts to fit those slots. Journalist Alyssa Pereira (SFGate/SF Chronicle) joins host Adrian Spinelli once again, to look at how the festival industry has progressed...or hasn't, in the two years since. Also joining the show, is University of Chicago Data Scientist Rob Mitchum, whose festival gender balance-tracking data visualizations have appeared in Pitchfork for the past two years.

SXSW 2018 with Soccer Mommy, Hop Along, Caleborate and Ought Mar 23, 2018

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Our annual SXSW episode is back with interviews with four of the festival's best artists: Sophie Allison of Brooklyn bedroom pop project Soccer Mommy, Frances Quinlan of Philadelphia-based Hop Along, Bay Area rapper Caleborate and Tim Darcy of Montreal band Ought. Listen in for a conversation and song selection from each of these SXSW standouts!

February Noisemakers and Cam O'bi Feb 23, 2018

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February's mix features an interview with hip-hop producer Cam O'Bi (Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, SZA), as he gets ready to drop his debut solo album, Grown Ass Kid. Music featured in this episode includes Cam O'Bi's debut single, "Tenderheaded" (feat. Smino), the much-anticipated return of Philadelphia's Hop Along, Solange collaborator Starchild & The New Romantic, the return of Stephen Malkmus, sultry vibes from Dutch/Iranian singer Sevdaliza, the Chicago R&B of the fantastic Ravyn Lenae and our spirit animal, DJ Koze.

Playlist:

1. Starchild & The New Romantic - "Language"

2. Hop Along - "How Simple"

3. Ravyn Lenae - "Sticky"

4. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - "Middle America"

5. Sevdaliza - "Human"

Interview with Cam O'bi

6. Cam O’Bi - "Tenderheaded" (feat. Smino)

7. DJ Koze - "Seeing Aliens"

Noisemakers January Jan 18, 2018

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January Noisemakers:

The first Noisemakers mix of the year features seven tracks to kickstart your music listening in 2018. We'll share music from Richmond, VA singer Lucy Dacus, Nashville's Liza Anne, Montreal post-punk band Ought, Miami electro-soul starlet Sabrina Claudio, indie-rock demigods Wolf Parade, a nod to the classics by the Black Eyed Peas and new music from Canadian synth pop group Young Galaxy. For a full track list and more, visit http://noisepop.com/podcast.

Track list:

Lucy Dacus - "Addiction." Historian, Matador, 2018. Liza Anne - "Paranoia." Fine But Dying, Arts & Crafts, 2018 Ought - "These 3 Things." Room Inside The World, Merge, 2018. Sabrina Claudio - "Unravel Me." About Time, SC Entertainment, 2017. Wolf Parade - "Valley Boy." Cry Cry Cry, Sub Pop, 2017 Black Eyed Peas - "STREET LIVIN'." STREET LIVIN' (single), Interscope, 2018. Young Galaxy - "Under My Wing." Down Time, self released, 2018.

Links Mentioned in Episode:

Adrian's Top 60 Albums of 2017 at EverythingEcstatic.net

Black Eyed Peas, "STREET LIVIN'" VIDEO

Songs and Album of The Year Dec 22, 2017

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On the final episode of the year, we're joined by Kevin Morby, whose album City Music is the Noise Pop Podcast's Album of the Year. Also on this episode, Jessi Frick of Father/Daughter Records and Nastia Voynovskaya of KQEDArts share their song of the year picks, along with picks from Adrian (Host), Colin (producer) and Kevin Morby.

Track list:

1) 1-O.A.K. - "Lost & Found" (Nastia's pick)

2) Mount Eerie - "Real Death" (Colin's pick)

3) Jay Som - "One More Time, Please" (Jessi's pick)

4) SZA - "Broken Clocks" (Adrian's pick)

5) Aldous Harding - "Imagining My Man" (Kevin's pick)

6) Kevin Morby - "Come To Me Now" (off of City Music)

Best Bay Area Albums of 2017 Dec 07, 2017

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One constant in the Bay Area music scene for the past few years has been flux. Artists coming and going and prevalent styles always evolving. But if 2017 showed us anything, it's that the Bay is a fruitful haven for independent music and artists. Listen in as the Noise Pop Podcast counts down the Top 6 Local Albums of the year plus one EP. Check out noisepop.com/podcast for a full track list and additional info.

Noisemakers November Mix Nov 16, 2017

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The final Noisemakers mix of the year features new cuts, local shouts and a saucy remix of one of our favorites, by one of our favorites. Dig into our last fresh batch of tracks before our back-to-back Best Music of The Year episodes!

Playlist: 1) Sunflower Bean - “I Was A Fool” 2) Jonti - “Tokorats” 3) Ela Minus - “Ceremony” 4) Field Medic - “uuu” 5) Tom Misch - “Movie” 6) Antwon - “What I Do” (prod. by Kaytranada) 7) Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith (Four Tet remix) - “I Will Make Room For You”

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